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Traditional Trades Not For Faint Of Heart

June 17, 2013 | Posted in Business Practices

When a student learning horseshoeing commits to his craft, he (or she) is entering a traditional profession that has been around since the 5th century and was once considered to be an essential part of the Blacksmith's services. The core skills of the farrier today are relatively unchanged since medieval times, and the student falls into the same role of the Blacksmith's apprentice as many others have before him during the past 800 years.

Farriers Forge Passion For Trade

July 5, 2012 | Posted in Safety & Healthcare

Source: Tim Fitzgerald - Maple Ridge News

As the reigning Canadian farrier champion Iain Ritchie places horseshoe to hoof, a thick white smoke rises into the air. It is that smoke over the past 64 years that brings on McEwan's coughing. It is that same smoke that drives his passion for his work.

If We Handed You $750, What Would You Buy?

Here's what farriers came up in terms of a "wish list" at last winter's trade shows

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment

If someone told you to pick out anything that you wanted from all of the innovative farrier tools and supplies displayed at last winter’s farrier industry trade shows, what would you take home?

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